Armchair
(c. 1953)
- Medium
- Maple, leather, linen, metal, (other materials)
- Measurements
- (a-c) 92.0 × 62.2 × 84.0 cm (variable) (overall)
- Place/s of Execution
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Accession Number
- 2010.17.a-c
- Department
- Australian Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Heather Green and Jock Smibert in memory of Dick and Peg Smibert through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2010
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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Born on the eastern border of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Schulim Krimper was an apprentice to the town cabinet-maker before working his way through Europe prior to the outbreak of the First World War. In the 1920s he moved to Berlin, and in 1939 he and his wife fled Nazi-occupied Europe, eventually settling in Melbourne. Favouring Australian timbers, Krimper became known as the city’s premier supplier of custom-made furniture. The simple but refined construction of his furniture and the beauty of its surfaces made his work highly sought after.